Nerul is going to get a cricket ground

It seems like this new upcoming cricket ground will further reinforce that Navi Mumbai indeed your ultimate stop for major sports games in Navi Mumbai. Yes, the suburb houses one of the most popular stadium, DY Patil Stadium. With the emergence of the new cricket ground, we hope many sports aspirants will get more space to hone their skills.

So, let’s throw more light on this upcoming cricket maidan.

After considering the many complaints of being banned from the football ground that was developed by NMMC for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup which is worth Rs. 4 crores, the city municipal finally has started working towards making a cricket ground on a part of Nerul’s Yashwantrao Chavan Maidan. Finally, the love for all things sports finally came through for Navi Mumbaikars.

Though the NMMC has begun ground leveling work for the ground has begun and will be done in one week’s time, residents are not happy because the football ground has taken up most of the space, resulting in the availability of only a narrow stretch for cricket and other outdoor games.

Here’s what a local had to say about the ground: “We are not happy with the consolation deal meted out by the civic body. We should be allowed to play cricket inside the football ground as the remaining patch is too narrow,”

Civic officials say that the local corporators have been convinced to have a cricket ground made in the adjoining portion of the ground.

Ankush Chavan, a municipal commissioner said that they have finally started the leveling work for the cricket pitch on the unused portion of the land.